Annual Parent Survey
I am grateful to everyone who participated in this year's survey. We do read your feedback and consider it carefully in our planning for the upcoming year. Over the next few weeks I will be explaining some of the initiatives and changes that we will be making in response to your feedback. So, please keep an eye out for the FTH this summer.
First, I am happy announce that we will be extending our Spanish program to grades 1-3 and expanding Spanish in grades 4 and 5 to two classes per week. Mrs. Barbara Ennis, who has been so successfully teaching 4th and 5th grade for several weeks now will teach the primary Spanish classes. Ms. Jones will continue to build on the programs she has started and will teach eighth grade Spanish and one section of 7th grade Spanish. 6th grade Spanish and the other section of 7th grade will be taught by Ms. Amie Wellings. Ms. Wellings will be joining us in the fall to teach Spanish and religion. Ms. Jones will also be teaching language arts. They will be picking up these classes when Mrs. Bergere begins her maternity leave in the fall. The three teachers have been jointly planning and creating a curriculum map for Spanish that will cover 1-8 grade.
The new Lead 21 program will increase the challenge of our primary language arts curriculum. It also features a structure designed to better meet the needs of all students. This program has already arrived and teachers will be working with it over the summer to prepare for its implementation in the fall.
Improvements will be made to the school facilities over the summer including painting, new flooring, and new furniture in a number of classrooms along with repairs and updates to the big toys in the upper and lower parking lot. Computers in the pods are being refurbished and replaced, as needed, throughout the school and non-working headphones are being replaced. Changes will be made to the school website to address specific concerns expressed the surveys.
Finally, Back to School Night will take place the first two nights of the new school year to better inform parents about the requirements, expectations, and plans for each classroom in the new year. - Mr. Burroughs
Congratulations to our Graduates!
As promised last week, we have posted a complete list of our 8th Grade Award Recipients on our website.
Good-bye to Ms. Wood
I am sorry to say that our First Grade instructional aide, Ms. Sally Wood, will be leaving us to undertake her student teaching program. Ms. Wood has been a terrific addition to our team this year, and we wish her every blessing in her student teaching! I am certain that Ms. Wood is going to be a great teacher. - Mr. Burroughs
Summer Study Requirements
The school website has been updated with the required summer studies, reading requirements and accompanying packets.
Summer Skills Workbook Sale Continues
The Summer Skills workbooks are still on sale in the school office.
The price of the books is $16 each and are available on a first come, first serve basis. We are sold out of 3rd grade books and 7th grade books. Other grades are still available. Books can also be ordered online for $19.
Summer Office Hours
The office will be open most of the summer with shortened hours, with the exception of July 4th and the last two weeks of July when the offices will be closed. Please call ahead to be sure someone will be available.
Health Room Update - ACTION NEEDED!
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AUTHORIZATION FORM FOR MEDICATIONS; MEDICATIONS: DUE WEEK OF JULY 18TH.
IMMUNIZATIONS FORMS DUE WEEK OF AUGUST 1ST.
We are in the process of updating the Health Room page on the SHS website. The changes you should expect to see are:
State Requirement for the Immunization Exemption: Effective July 2011 (form will be on the site). Also updated Immunizations Requirements will be posted. Changes to the Allergy Assessment form, information regarding concussions as well as links to more information. These updates will be ongoing so please check the Health Room page.
If you have any questions contact Linda Lavin.
FACTS Tuition Service - Monthly payments
All families that have chosen to pay monthly through FACTS automatic withdrawal system should have received a letter directly from FACTS on Tuesday, June 14th which details how you need to go online and register your family for withdrawals starting in July for 2011-2012 school year. Please urgently take a few minutes to complete this easy process and guarantee a smooth transition. Feel free to contact Susana Knapp if you have any questions.
From the Development Office
Annual Fund - A very BIG thank you to everyone who has already fulfilled their pledge to the annual fund. If you haven't done so already, please send your check into the school office or you can make an online payment by June 30, 2011. Any payments made after June 30th will be applied to the 2011-12 school year. Please remember to fill out your corporate matching paperwork if your company offers that benefit. Your annual fund gift is 100% fully tax deductible. Please contact Alison Scott if you have questions or need help with your matching requests. And thank you again for your generous and giving spirit.
Bring in your old Sweatshirts!!!
Bring in your old logo sweatshirts and we will be sending them to a Catholic charity in Nicaragua.
They are looking forward to lots of Sacred Heart sweatshirts. To assist us with the cost of shipping please add a dollar with your sweatshirt donation. Please drop them off at the school office.
Yearbooks Delayed
We apologize that there is a delay and that the yearbooks will not be available until this summer. More details to follow when we have more information.
Usborne Book Fair Thank You!
Our Usborne book fair was a great success! Students were enthused about reading and learning, and parents and grandparents expressed how much they liked the quality of the books. The fair sales were vibrant, leaving us with $2,800 in book credit to use for new books for the classrooms and the library! Over 200 new books have been added to the library and to the classrooms, including new science resources books for the middle school science lab and student books for middle school social studies classes. Thank you for all your support! - Mrs. Hooper
From Mrs. Koreski
I am so overwhelmed with all the goodness and blessings received Sunday. I want to thank each of you for all the beautiful messages and love you gave to me and for so many hours of time and energy each of you put into this amazing celebration. I am so humbled.
To the students who wrote in their very best "cursive" so many beautiful words of love and grace, I thank you.
To the faculty for all the many gifts and treasures I have received over these last few weeks goes beyond words of Thanks.
To you the parents of these beautiful children, I am so blessed to have had you in my life.
Thank you for your love and generosity.
Blessings. Penny
Lost and Found
The office has two sets of glasses, several glass cases, a Blackberry, an Ipod, a wallet, a watch, misc earrings. If you have lost any of these items please stop by the front desk to claim. Please note all the items in the lost and found closet will be donated to CARE project next week on Friday, June 24.